John C. Drobinski, P.G., LSP Mr. Drobinski has over 25 years of experience in geology Registrations & Professional Affiliations and hydrogeology at varied industrial and MCP waste • Registered Professional Geologist in Oregon sites. He has worked on more than 100 hazardous waste • Licensed Site Professional site investigations, evaluating the impact of • Licensed Site Professional Association contaminants on soil and groundwater. • Selectman: Town of Sudbury • Chairman: Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild & Mr. Drobinski oversees all major geology and Scenic Rivers Council hydrogeology projects for ERM’s Boston office. His • specialties include bedrock geology, geologic and Massachusetts Municipal Association: hydrogeologic site characterizations, DNAPL studies, Environmental and Land Use & Housing cost-effective evaluations of site contamination, fate and Subcommittees transport modeling, New England geology, and agency negotiations. Mr. Drobinski has managed site Fields of Competence investigations, environmental and health risk • Site Investigation & Remediation evaluations, and remedial designs for MGP sites in New • Remedial Design & Construction England. • Industrial & Manufactured Gas Plant Projects • Geophysical Investigations Mr. Drobinski’s experience with facility siting studies • Regulatory Negotiations includes site explorations, seismic risk assessments, hydrogeologic characterizations, seismo-tectonics, and Education faulting studies. He is responsible for the planning, coordination, staffing, and development of geology • M.Sc. Geology, University of Queensland, Australia, studies for regional site characterizations for critical and 1979 nuclear facilities. • M.Sc. Q. Geology, University of Queensland, Australia, 1976 Mr. Drobinski is responsible for the planning, • B.A. Chemistry, Nasson College, Maine, 1969 coordination, staffing, and development of geology studies for site characterization, remedial design, and Publications construction management. Field studies regularly Drobinski, J. (1988). “Geological Setting of the Moodus, involve the integration of hydrogeologic, geologic, CT Area,” AGU Abstracts, EOS, April 1988. geotechnical and geophysical data. Drobinski, J. (1984). “Geologic and Geophysical Criteria Mr. Drobinski has extensive experience working with for Siting a HVDC Ground Electrode,” AEG Abstract, controversial issues in emotionally charged public April 1984. arenas and he is a Selectman, and past Chairman, of the Planning Board in the Town of Sudbury, Massachusetts. Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world Drobinski, J. (1976). “The Use of Solid State Nuclear vapor extraction and capping for source control, and Track Detectors as a Passive Radon Detection System in natural attenuation for management of migration. Uranium Exploration,” M.Sc. Thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Lead Investigator for a chlorinated groundwater contamination study of Wells G & H in Woburn, MA. Key Projects Provided expert witness testimony in the Woburn Toxics Trial for the Wells G & H Superfund Site. Testified in Federal District Court for 10 days. Principal-in-Charge for site characterization, remedial design, and response actions at the Shpack (MA), Iron Lead investigator for a waste oil site in Hows Corner, Horse Park (MA), Burgess Brothers (VT), and Keegan ME. Determined the fate and transport, remedial action, (ME) Superfund sites. Activities included directing and and risk assessment of DNAPL for a fractured rock designing fast track response actions, agency approvals, system. Additional studies included alternative water projects, and construction management. supply systems and development of remedial response. Lead Investigator for the characterization and Program Manager for remedial assessments and remediation of chlorinated solvents at Raytheon testing response actions at abandoned MGP sites in Everett, and manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, Rhode Worcester, Cambridge, and New Bedford, Island, and Connecticut. Projects included DNAPL Massachusetts. source identification, assessment of the extent of soil and groundwater impacts, soil removal actions, fractured Program Manager for DNAPL assessment studies and rock studies, installation of groundwater remediation remedial designs in fractured bedrock systems at systems, and coordination with state and local agencies. industrial sites in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Principal-in-Charge for the site characterization and implementation of bioremediation of DNAPL in Program Manager for the assessment of a landfill closure fractured rock at a South Boston manufacturing plant. for a mixed radiological and hazardous waste site under Borehole geophysical, aquifer, and microcosm studies CERCLA. were conducted in support of the design and implementation of microbial reductive dehalogenation. Technical Consultant for preparation of EPRI’s manual for the Electric Utility Industry on seismic risk in the Oversaw remedy selection and implementation for a site eastern United States. in South Boston, MA with chlorinated solvents in fractured bedrock. The project included borehole Member of AIM Association Advisory Committee geophysical logging, aquifer testing, preparation of two responsible for commenting and providing input to DEP feasibility studies, implementation of a treatability study related to implementation of the Massachusetts to evaluate the effectiveness of bioremediation, and Contingency Plan (MCP). implementation of a pilot study of anaerobic bioremediation, including bioaugmentation with non- Member of a Project Team developing site investigation native microbes. protocols at Manufactured Gas Plants (MGPs) for an American Gas Institute 4-volume report. Oversaw the preparation of a feasibility study for a Superfund site in Bennington, VT involving the Project Manager for numerous siting and hazardous evaluation of remedial alternatives for a landfill, waste site assessments, including remedial lagoons, and a plume of groundwater impacted by investigations at a municipal well field, remedial chlorinated solvents. Selected remedy included soil investigations, MCP remedial responses at rail facilities, JAN-06 JOHN DROBINSKI David W. Blaha, AICP Mr. Blaha has 24 years of experience in environmental Registrations & Professional Affiliations and social impact assessment, natural and cultural • American Institute of Certified Planners, 1986 resource management, and sustainable development. He is thoroughly familiar with both U.S. and Fields of Competence international EIA regulatory/procedural requirement and has extensive experience addressing endangered • Sustainability planning including stakeholder species, indigenous peoples, wetlands, and engagement and development of sustainability environmental justice issues. Special expertise in indicators, metrics, and monitoring programs. evaluating energy, land use, extractive industry, • Environmental impact assessment for a wide variety military, water resource, and transportation projects. of projects including reservoirs, marinas, hydroelectric power projects, LNG import terminals, gas pipelines, highways, transit, housing, parks, military facilities and industrial development. • Public participation including the development of innovative, collaborative stakeholder engagement programs and consensus-based public participation processes. • Regional environmental planning including river basin studies, forest management plans, wildlife corridors, and natural resource management plans for parks and preserves. Education • Master of Environmental Management, Duke University, 1981 • B.A., Biology, Gettysburg College, 1978 Languages • Some familiarity with Spanish Delivering sustainable solutions in a more competitive world Key Projects Chester County Sustainable Development Plan, PA – Project Manager for developing in conjunction with a citizen East Iceland Sustainability Initiative – Project Director for advisory committee a sustainable development project assessing the sustainability of a controversial assessment methodology and indicators for use in hydropower and aluminum smelter project in a rural evaluating proposed land development projects. area of Iceland. Assisted Alcoa in the development of an overall corporate sustainability framework, as well as Watershed Management, El Salvador – Invited by the U.S. specific environmental, social, and economic indicators State Department as the principal speaker for an Earth and metrics. Day conference on integrated watershed management and sustainable development in El Salvador. Southern Maryland Regional Environmental Strategy – Participants in the conference included federal ministry Project Manager for developing a regional representatives, NGO leaders, university professors, and environmental strategy for the fastest growing area of the media. Maryland, building on a sustainable development theme. Included development of an environmental scan. Xacbal Hydroelectric Project, Guatemala – Project Director Major recommendations addressed Transit-Oriented for environmental and social due diligence review of a Development, rural land preservation, and a green 94 MW hydropower and 125 km transmission line infrastructure plan for protecting an interconnected project on the Xaclbal River in northern Guatemala for system of undeveloped lands for wildlife habitat. the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC). Key issues focused on ecological base flows, compensation Aberdeen Proving Ground Sustainable Development